Jim Wells County Jail Roster Overview
The official Jim Wells County jail roster path starts with the sheriff jail page at jimwellscounty-tx.gov/jail.html. That page links users to the "Current Jail Roster" at the vendor-hosted roster portal. The roster should be treated as the best first stop for people who may be in current local custody at Jim Wells County Jail, not as a statewide criminal-history search or a court-record database.
The sheriff page includes a local mobile note that matters in practice: people using an Apple or Android device may need Chrome installed to properly view the roster. If the roster does not open on a phone, retrying in Chrome is an official first troubleshooting step before assuming the person is not in custody.
The sheriff jail page below is the official county path that points to the current roster: Jim Wells County Sheriff's Department jail page.
Because the roster is reached through the sheriff's jail page, it is the local custody starting point before broader searches through courts, TDCJ, BOP, ICE, or VINELink.
Use the Jim Wells Roster
Start with the sheriff jail page rather than an advertising-heavy people-search site. The roster link sends users to a live vendor system, so fields and profile layout may depend on the portal view that loads in the browser. The research did not confirm a fixed refresh interval, a released-inmate retention period, or every profile field, so the safest approach is to search current custody and then confirm anything important by phone, court records, or a written request.
- Open the sheriff jail page at https://www.jimwellscounty-tx.gov/jail.html.
- Select the "Current Jail Roster" link to open the vendor-hosted roster portal.
- If a phone or tablet does not display the roster, try the sheriff page's Chrome workaround.
- Browse the current roster or enter the person's last name if a search box is displayed.
- Open the matching entry or detail view if the portal permits profile expansion.
- Compare roster charge and bond information with court records before treating an arrest charge as the prosecutor's filed charge.
- If the person is not listed, call the sheriff/jail at 361-668-0341 or file a county Public Information Act request with enough identifiers for staff to search.
Jim Wells County Roster Search Fields
The current roster is a live portal linked by the sheriff, and official county instructions do not publish a complete field manual. Use the table as a cautious field inventory for what to look for, not as a promise that every label appears in every browser session.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name / Name Search | Text | Unspecified | Used to narrow current roster results; exact minimum characters are not published. |
| First Name | Text | Unspecified | May narrow a name search or appear as a display field on a profile. |
| Booking Number / Inmate Number | Text | Unspecified | Format was not published in the sheriff's online instructions. |
| Current Roster List | List / Table | No | The sheriff-linked path is browseable as a current jail roster. |
| Search | Button | n/a | Runs the vendor portal query when the search view is available. |
| Reset / Clear | Button | n/a | Not confirmed in static capture; clear and reset controls may vary by portal view. |
Jim Wells Inmate Profile Fields
A Jim Wells County inmate record is most useful when it is read as a current custody record. It may identify a person, connect the person to a booking, and show arrest-charge information, but several internal jail fields are not public and several common roster fields were not confirmed by official text capture. Treat any online profile as a lead to verify with the sheriff, court portal, or records office before making decisions.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | The current roster or profile name field; exact display format was not documented by the sheriff page. |
| Booking Number | A possible vendor field used to identify the jail booking; exact format was not located. |
| Booking Date / Time | The intake date or timestamp if the detail view publishes it; no official refresh interval was located. |
| Charges | Arrest, warrant, or booking charge descriptions that may differ from charges later filed in court. |
| Bond | Possible bond amount or bond type; the jail or court should confirm whether every hold is releasable. |
| Arresting Agency | May identify the sheriff, Alice Police Department, DPS, constable, or another arresting agency if the profile exposes it. |
| Booking Photo | May appear if the vendor profile publishes mugshots; use a records request if no photo is visible or an official copy is needed. |
| Housing / Court Date / Release Status | Not confirmed in official capture; do not assume these fields are public or current without verification. |
No Jim Wells Roster Match
A missing roster result does not automatically mean there was no arrest. The booking may be too new, the person may have been released, transferred, booked under a different spelling, held by another agency, moved to TDCJ after sentencing, or placed in a federal or immigration custody channel. Use a fallback chain instead of repeating the same roster search.
| Question | Official Channel | Use It For |
|---|---|---|
| Current county jail custody | Sheriff jail page and current roster | People presently held at Jim Wells County Jail. |
| Phone confirmation | 361-668-0341 | Custody, bond, visitation, mail, money, and local jail questions not answered online. |
| In-person or mail request | County Record Request Department, 200 N. Almond Street, Alice, TX 78332 | Public Information Act requests for booking records not available online. |
| Filed court case | Jim Wells County e-services court portal | Charges, case numbers, settings, and dispositions after the prosecutor files a case. |
| Sentenced state prisoner | TDCJ inmate search | People transferred from county jail into Texas state prison custody. |
| Custody notification | Texas VINELink | Release and custody alerts; not a replacement for the sheriff's roster. |
| Federal sentenced inmate | BOP inmate locator | Federal inmates from 1982 to the present. |
| Immigration detention | ICE Online Detainee Locator System | Detainee lookup by A-number/country or biographical search. |
County TDCJ Federal ICE Records
Jim Wells County Jail is the local facility for pretrial detainees, local sentenced inmates, people awaiting bond or release, and people awaiting transfer. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is a separate statewide prison system for sentenced state prisoners. No TDCJ unit, BOP facility, or ICE detention center was located physically inside Jim Wells County in the official directories checked, but those systems still matter when someone leaves local custody or was never held by the county.
The TDCJ inmate information page says location, offenses, and projected release date may be obtained online, by email, or by telephone. TDCJ profiles can show TDCJ number, SID number, current facility, offense information, sentence information, projected release date, and parole-related information depending on the person. BOP results can show name, register number, age, race, sex, release date, and location, but BOP is not a public mugshot gallery. ICE ODLS requires JavaScript and uses either A-number/country or biographical information.
The statewide prison search below is the correct route after a person has been sentenced and transferred out of Jim Wells County Jail: Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate search.
Use TDCJ only for sentenced state-prison records. A new arrest or local jail booking in Jim Wells County still starts with the sheriff-linked roster and the jail phone line.
Jim Wells Jail Contact
The facility map identifies one local detention facility for Jim Wells County: Jim Wells County Jail, operated by the Jim Wells County Sheriff's Department in Alice. Official county sources conflict slightly on the address. The sheriff page lists 300 N. Cameron Street, Alice, TX 78332 for the sheriff department, while the county inmate-healthcare RFP identifies the jail at 300 N. Almond, Alice, TX 78332. Because both are official county materials, confirm visitor entry by phone before arriving.
Jim Wells County Jail
Sheriff page: 300 N. Cameron Street
RFP jail address: 300 N. Almond
Alice, TX 78332
361-668-0341
Fax: 361-668-0569
Mailing address: P.O. Box 1286, Alice, TX 78333
Booking and Intake in Jim Wells County
A local arrest can begin with a Jim Wells County sheriff deputy, Alice Police Department officer, DPS trooper, constable, or another law-enforcement agency. If the person is not released at the scene, the officer transports the person for booking into the county jail. Jail staff then record identity, arresting agency, charge or warrant basis, property, medical needs, and custody status.
Booking normally includes fingerprints and a booking photograph, although public visibility depends on the roster and Texas Public Information Act rules. The county's 2024 inmate-healthcare RFP is important because it requires comprehensive healthcare services, including 24/7 on-site medical care and mental-health care in compliance with Texas Commission on Jail Standards expectations. After intake, the person may appear on the current roster, see a magistrate for warnings and bond, remain pending court action, post bond, be released, serve a county sentence, or transfer to TDCJ, federal, or immigration custody.
Jim Wells Jail Records Requests
Texas Government Code Chapter 552, the Texas Public Information Act, is the main statewide law behind county booking-record and mugshot requests. Jim Wells County's public-information page tells requesters to download the request application and submit it to the County of Jim Wells Record Request Department at 200 N. Almond Street, Alice, TX 78332, or fax it to 361-661-1372.
For a useful request, include the person's full name, date of birth if known, booking date or approximate arrest date, arresting agency, and the exact record sought, such as booking sheet, booking photograph, charge information, or release record. Some records may be withheld or redacted under law-enforcement, juvenile, sealed-record, expunction, privacy, or ongoing-investigation rules. The public-information page is the local fallback when the roster is down, the person has dropped off the current roster, or an official copy is needed.
The county request instructions are shown here: Jim Wells County public information request page.
This request path is especially important for released-inmate records, booking photos not visible in the portal, and older jail records that are no longer part of the current roster view.
Visit Mail Money Gaps
Jim Wells County did not publish a detailed jail visitation schedule, mail rule page, commissary vendor, phone vendor, tablet vendor, or deposit-fee table in the official online materials reviewed. That absence should not be filled with generic vendor names. Before visiting, mailing, sending money, or arranging calls, use the sheriff/jail phone line at 361-668-0341.
| Topic | Official Detail Found | Practical Route |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visitation schedule | Not located | Call the jail before arriving. |
| Visitor ID and dress code | Not located | Bring government ID and confirm local rules by phone. |
| Video visits | No vendor confirmed | Do not use third-party video links unless the jail confirms them. |
| Mail format and prohibited items | Not located | Ask for the current mailing format and restrictions. |
| Commissary and deposits | No vendor, URL, limit, or fee table located | Confirm whether deposits are accepted online, by kiosk, by phone, or only locally. |
| Phone provider or tablets | Not located | Use the jail phone line before creating an account with any vendor. |
Confirm first: Verify custody and the jail's current rules with 361-668-0341 before sending money, mail, books, photos, or visit requests.